Ryan Connon

About Ryan Connon

Highly skilled, leader-oriented engineer with 26 years in automation and process control. Working in highly complex automation systems has given me the ability to design, deploy, optimize and maintain all sorts of different automation process\'s including extremely technical Biological or Pharmaceutical facilities. Over the years I\'ve been blessed to be a part of no less than 6 different greenfield and brownfield facility deployments which were with some of the best large pharma companies seen around the world. For the last 10 years I\'ve added to my career by taking on the challenge to be a full-time \"system owner\" who has been tasked with building and maintaining all scales of process development, pilot plants and clinical/commercial launch sites with the Gilead Sciences & Kite network in Southern CA. Detailed Experienced in: Emerson Delta V Design and Programming (all levels, especially 21CFR Part11, Annex 11 characteristics)Support Continuous Control, S88 Standard Batch Recipes and Phase Logic Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Certified in Weerum PASx, Apprentice Tempo, SyncadeHistorian System administrator in Aveeva Pi developing interfaces to equipment and deploying Asset Framework as well as PI visualization tools. Develop conceptual system design and electrical infrastructure interfaces (including virtual deployments) Rockwell & Siemens PLC experience maintaining automation support systems and building utilitiesInductive Automation Ignition SCADA knowledge and understanding, basic design and deployment Build/send proposal requests to system integrators & manage scope to adhere to project requirementsDevelop and maintain all levels of automation specification documents (URS/FRS/SDS/CS.) Onsite Startup and Troubleshooting (server deployment,/O Commissioning, Bus Technologies, Wireless, Hot Cutovers, Hardware Troubleshooting and solutions)Writing Training Manuals, developing virtual training modules and Conducting Classes for OperatorsGMP Validation partner who can interact with QA leaders and support FDA auditsTrained in Deviation management, owning CAPA\'s and Change Management initiativesValidating DCS/PLC/SCADA systems (any proprietary canned equipment or vender skids)

Experience

1. Sr Automation Engineer Iii

   Gilead Sciences

   Jan 2022 — Present · Oceanside, CA, US

Education

• ITT Technical Institute

  Bachelors, Electronics Engineering

  2000 — 2002

• ITT Technical Institute

  Bachelors, Automated Manufacturing

  1999 — 2000

• ITT Technical Institute

  Associates, Electronics Engineering

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Control Systems Design
• Manufacturing
• Programmable Logic Controller (Plc)
• Devicenet
• Automation
• Tws
• Webdav
• Project Engineering
• Process Automation
• Process Control
• Factory
• Delta V
• Emerson Deltav
• Computer System Validation
• Troubleshooting
• Biopharmaceuticals
• Fieldbus
• Distributed Control System (Dcs)
• Wonderware
• Dcs
• Plc
• Commissioning
• Scada
• Instrumentation
• Testing
• Validation
• Chemical Process Engineering
• Engineering
• Mining